You may have heard of intersectionality - "the theory that the overlap of various social identities, such as race, gender, and sexuality, define your level of systemic oppression" - but don't know how to compare your oppression with others. Now, you can!Simply adjust the sliders below according to your identity factors to see your intersectionality score.Simply adjust the sliders below according to your identity factors to see your intersectionality score.Instantly score any photo or people on Twitter. View US Senators and 2020 Democrat Candidates intersectionality scores.New!
Twitter blocks us - are they for or against "Intersectionality"?

We're outraged that Twitter is censoring us without a valid reason. This site is only trying to illustrate the idea of Intersectionality. There are no password forms here to steal, no software to download, no spamming possible. We can't figure out if we're being targeted by Twitter due to Intersectionality's use of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc or for some other reason. Intersectionality is a useful tool promoted by a wide range of groups including those who have traditionally been underrepresented in positions of power. By censoring this website, is Twitter saying that Intersectionality is hate speech?

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Cisgender basically means that you identify with the gender on your birth certificate. The word exists to serve as an opposite to transgender.

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Why sliders? We believe that people fit along a spectrum of identities. For example, you might be slightly bisexual, somewhat poor, Jewish but rarely wear a yarmulke, and native born but travel frequently abroad. By having the option to be 'somewhere in the middle', this gives a more accurate assessment of your intersectionality score.

How can I improve my score? Unfortunately, you are born with most of your intersectional factors. However, you can make some improvement to your score by getting more involved with Islam or Judaism, donate all excess wealth to charity, or explore the wild side of your sexuality. The easiest way to improve your score, however, is to champion the intersectionality of your more-marginalized friends. You may award yourself up to 5 points depending on the level of your activism.

Why include religion?Some have commented that the religious sliders are anti-Semitic, Islamophobic, atheistophobic or possibly even Christianophobic. They are included to show that a complete intersectionality score embraces the diversity of religious thought if they are of a minority groups.

What about peanut allergies?We know that 100s of other factors such political affiliation, height, attractiveness, weight and even peanut allergies can impact your personal intersectionality score. Hopefully, we will be able to address these factors in the future.

What's the goal here?We hope that this calculator will help fight racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, anti-Semitism, biphobia, cissexism, classism, homophobia, Islamophobia, transphobia, ethnocentrism, xenophobia and discrimination (even prejudice) of all forms regardless of your race, country of origin, sexual orientation (e.g., bisexual, nonbinary, intersex, lesbian, queer, transgender, or asexual). We are for social justice and equity!

Why does this test make a judgement on the basis of race while including a quote from MLK calling for not judging people on the basis of their race, but the content of their character? WTF? He would probably be disgusted by a site like this.

Why are you encouraging people to believe they are victims? We ALL have the ability to succeed, it takes effort, if you choose not to make that effort, the fault is your own, you're not a victim, you're lazy and in denial.

This is easily one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.1. I'm ASIAN. Technically a PoC, but definitely not the brown shown on the slider.2. Really? Being Jewish or Muslim is somehow "better" for your score than, say, Buddhism, Taoism, or Hinduism? GTFO.3. The actual heck does my first language have to do with my privilege? My first language is Mandarin Chinese, but I am fluent in English. Somehow that makes me more (or less) privileged than someone else?

Nothing says, "eliminate prejudice," quite like assigning an arbitrary number ranking for you to be judged by. And if you dont like your number, you can always turn gay or convert to a whole new religion. Why base job promotions on skill or merit when you can use an arbitrary number calculated using imagined slights or grievances? And dont forget, this isnt just about equality, it's about money too! If you're an oppressor, just straight up hand a bunch of cash over to a brown person to make things equal; It's the only thing that makes sense!

What is an Intersectionality Score?It's an easy and effective way to measure the systematic oppression and discrimination faced by an individual due to their multiple identity factors. Having a high Intersectionality Score means being faced with more challenges to get ahead than someone who has a lower score.

How can they be used?The scores has many practical uses. Primarily, it can be used to help those who are historically marginalized. In an office setting, you can easily identify those who may have unique, and most often overlooked or disregarded perspectives. You can give exclusive opportunties and promotions to people with high intersectionality scores so that they become more represented in positions of power. We also suggest every group meeting to begin with everyone sharing their intersectionality scores.

The most powerful use of Intersectionality is to identify oppressors and encourage them to share their privilege (and money) with the victims of their oppression. This would produce a more inclusive outcome and improve overall diversity.

How can I improve my score? Unfortunately, you are born with most of your intersectional factors. However, you can make some improvement to your score by getting more involved with Islam or Judaism, donate all excess wealth to charity, or explore the wild side of your sexuality. The easiest way to improve your score, however, is to champion the intersectionality of your more-marginalized friends. You may award yourself up to 5 points depending on the level of your activism.

Can I use this calculator on others?Yes! Many people say that they enjoy calculating the intersectional scores of others so they can easily identify and help those who are faced with systemic oppression. Once you know which of your friends have higher scores, you might find that you have something to learn from them.

Can I be accused of being oppressive even if I have a high score?Yes, having a high intersectionality score doesn't completely immunize you from being called an oppressor. You may be vulnerable to "weakest link" attacks - that is, being called an oppressor on any of the intersectionality factors by those disadvantaged in that factor. For example, a gay black man could still be accused of being a misogynist by women or a poor, immigrant woman could be called transphobic by a transperson. Again, we suggest you publicly show your support for more oppressed groups regardless of your feelings.

How are the scores calculated?We carefully consider the factors that make up various forms of social pressure and oppression. Then, using multivariable analysis, we are able to calculate the contribution that each factor has on an individual relative to their demographic size.

Why sliders? We believe that people fit along a spectrum of identities. For example, you might be slightly bisexual, somewhat poor, Jewish but rarely wear a yarmulke, and native born but travel frequently abroad. By having the option to be 'somewhere in the middle', this gives a more accurate assessment of your intersectionality score.

Why does this test make a judgement on the basis of race while including a quote from MLK calling for not judging people on the basis of their race, but the content of their character? WTF? He would probably be disgusted by a site like this.

Why are you encouraging people to believe they are victims? We ALL have the ability to succeed, it takes effort, if you choose not to make that effort, the fault is your own, you're not a victim, you're lazy and in denial.

This is easily one of the dumbest things I've ever seen.1. I'm ASIAN. Technically a PoC, but definitely not the brown shown on the slider.2. Really? Being Jewish or Muslim is somehow "better" for your score than, say, Buddhism, Taoism, or Hinduism? GTFO.3. The actual heck does my first language have to do with my privilege? My first language is Mandarin Chinese, but I am fluent in English. Somehow that makes me more (or less) privileged than someone else?

Nothing says, "eliminate prejudice," quite like assigning an arbitrary number ranking for you to be judged by. And if you dont like your number, you can always turn gay or convert to a whole new religion. Why base job promotions on skill or merit when you can use an arbitrary number calculated using imagined slights or grievances? And dont forget, this isnt just about equality, it's about money too! If you're an oppressor, just straight up hand a bunch of cash over to a brown person to make things equal; It's the only thing that makes sense!

We take your privacy seriously. When you use this website, just like any other website, we receive an estimate of where you are visiting from based on your IP address. When you move the sliders, we save this IP and location along with your scores to a database. Every 24 hours, we replace the IP address with random numbers. We keep only the city or zip code where it is estimated you have visited from. This location information is only used in generic statistics. The scores recorded are not used for any other purpose or transfered to anyone else. If you include your email in a comment, that email is not shown to others but is saved in a database along with your comment. This website is not affiliated with any commercial or educational entity and is just created for illustrative purposes. The Intersectionality Score of the person who wrote the site is 18. A 56, an 8 and a 37 helped and gave feedback.